Questions Worth Asking About Town is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why a question is worth asking, aligned to Common Core standard D1.1.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Why is it worth asking 'why does the river flood?'
A.Because knowing the cause is the first step to preventing it
B.Because rivers are wet
C.Because floods are exciting
2.Why is it worth asking 'why is the market on a Tuesday?'
A.Because the answer probably goes back a very long way
B.Because stalls are striped
C.Because Tuesday is a nice day
3.Why is it worth asking 'why was the school closed in 1912?'
A.Because 1912 is a long time ago
B.Because it shows how a flood reached beyond the houses
C.Because schools close sometimes
4.Why is it worth asking 'who paid for the library roof?'
A.Because libraries are quiet
B.Because the money came from the town fund we all pay into
C.Because roofs leak
5.Why is it worth asking 'who lived on Mill Row?'
A.Because the houses are small
B.Because rows are straight
C.Because the census can tell us and nobody else remembers
6.Why is it worth asking 'where does the market fish come from?'
A.Because stalls are numbered
B.Because fish smell
C.Because the town is not on the coast, so somebody brings it
7.Why is it worth asking 'did children work in this town?'
A.Because children are small
B.Because it tells us how much childhood has changed here
C.Because mills had bells
8.Why is it worth asking 'why did the mill close?'
A.Because 200 people worked there and the town changed when it went
B.Because the river is wide
C.Because mills are old
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Answer key — Questions Worth Asking About Town
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Because knowing the cause is the first step to preventing it
2.Because the answer probably goes back a very long way
3.Because it shows how a flood reached beyond the houses
4.Because the money came from the town fund we all pay into
5.Because the census can tell us and nobody else remembers
6.Because the town is not on the coast, so somebody brings it
7.Because it tells us how much childhood has changed here
8.Because 200 people worked there and the town changed when it went
Questions about Questions Worth Asking About Town
What does the Questions Worth Asking About Town worksheet cover?
It practises why a question is worth asking — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.1.K-2: Say why a big question matters to you. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best reason for asking each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questions Worth Asking About Town practise?
D1.1.K-2 — D1.1.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Explain why the compelling question is important to the student.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions Worth Asking About Town is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.1.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions Worth Asking About Town come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Questions Worth Asking About Town can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Questions Worth Asking About Town free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions Worth Asking About Town, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D1.1.K-2?
Yes — “Questions Worth Asking About Town” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.1.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions Worth Asking About Town is the practice that follows it.